Pat McAfee: Pro Wrestler Who Immigrated To Football
Patrick McAfee is a former American football player and professional wrestler, who was born in Canada. Patrick McAfee is also one of the most popular personalities on Twitter. Pat McAfee discusses his experiences with playing football and coming to America from Canada, as well as how he uses social media to promote his career.
Quick Info
Born: May 2, 1987, Plum, Pennsylvania, United States
Full Name: Patrick Justin McAfee
Height: 1.85 m
TV shows: WWE Friday Night Smackdown!
Parents: Tim McAfee, Sally McAfee
Siblings: Jason McAfee
Education: Plum Senior High School (2005), West Virginia University
Pat McAfee’s Social Media Following
His Twitter has about 2.4 Million followers, and McAfee’s Instagram account has 1.1 Million followers. He has a YouTube channel where he hosts his famous show The Pat McAfee Show. It has 1.86M subscribers.
Pat McAfee Career
Pat Mo is a former professional wrestler who decided to switch careers and start playing football. While playing for the Indianapolis Colts in 2008, Pat was quoted saying that “It was a lifelong dream of mine to play quarterback in the NFL.” Pat’s career took off as soon as he got into the league. While playing for the Colts, McAfee amassed 16 touchdowns, and 362 yards rushing including two touchdowns in Super Bowl XLIV. The following year his rookie season, Pat became the first Colt to ever rush for over 1,000 yards.
The Pat McAfee Show
At the end of 2016, McAfee retired from football and joined Barstool Sports. In Indianapolis, he established and hosted the “Heartland” division of Barstool Sports on SiriusXM channel Barstool Power 85. At the same time, McAfee and his friends at show 2.0 provide A-level opinions about sports and entertainment that will not be heard elsewhere. ‘The Pat McAfee Show 2.0’ is aired by Apple Podcasts instead of those mediums like radio and television due to an increase in visibility and exposure. The former NFL punter with a comedy background decided to create his own company that he could manage without outside interference in Indianapolis – the city where he currently resides. He announced his departure from Barstool on August 31, 2018, citing a lack of transparency within the business as one of his reasons for leaving.
Pat McAfee Family
Pat McAfee Wife: Samantha Ludy
Pat McAfee Brother: Jason McAfee
Pat McAfee Kids: None
Pat McAfee Net Worth
He was an NFL player and played for the Indianapolis Colts from 2009 to 2016. He was a seventh-round, 222 overall pick in the 2009 NFL draft. McAfee’s first NFL contract was over $15 million from salary and bonuses. He also signed a 5-year $14 million deal with $5 million in guarantees.
Pat McAfee Fights
He is a former NFL player and has been a famous person for the last decade. He is known for his antics and funny comments. However, he became popular for most of his wrestling fights. Some of the highlights of his fights are as below:
Pat Mcafee vs Vince Mcmahon
The 76-year-old WWE chairman had his first match back in 10 years as he defeated SmackDown announcer McAfee in an impromptu match on Sunday at Night 2 of WrestleMania 38.
McAfee defeated McMahon’s public relations professional, Austin Theory, in a scheduled match on tonight’s show. On SiriusXM, he egged McMahon away from their ringside audience when he tried to comfort Theory, who lost the match. Eventually, McMahon removed his tie and shirt to reveal a black undershirt from the late 1990s.
Pat McAfee vs Austin Theory
With McAfee returning over a year after his last match, the WWE fans are looking forward to this match. Austin Theory is an important piece in WWE‘s next big thing up their sleeve. This will be an interesting match to watch.
Austin Theory was not projected to be a main event performer, so when he came to the WWE during last year’s draft, nobody expected him to be a big star. But it was quite shocking that WWE started to present him as a future main eventer.
Pat McAfee vs Adam Cole
Adam Cole beat McAfee at NXT TakeOver XXX on Saturday, December 17th in Winter Park, FL. Cole won via a Panama Sunrise in an overall fantastic match.
The rift between veteran pro-footballer and NXT star Cole opened during a March 2018 wrestling match. A nationwide audience was watching at that time, and he saved himself from getting cheated by Cole at an Indianapolis, Indiana show.
Cole has harbored a great deal of animosity toward McAfee ever since that moment, and they often traded barbs and took shots at each other for the next few years.
Faqs:
Did Pat McAfee play NFL?
McAfee played for the Indianapolis Colts in 2009 as a punter and kickoff specialist. However, he decided to retire from the NFL on his own terms at age 29.
Did Pat McAfee play sports?
He was a placekicker at West Virginia and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. McAfee played in the Super Bowl during his rookie year, but they lost to the New Orleans Saints. Over his eight-year career in the National Football League (NFL), he made two Pro Bowls and was an All-Pro once that season.
What happened to Pat McAfee WWE?
On Monday’s episode of “The Pat McAfee Show,” Pat showed off a massive bruise on his right arm that happened in his victory against Austin Theory. On Sunday, Pat took on WWE stars at WrestleMania 38 but ended up going toe-to-toe with Austin. After a match full of signature styles, Ric Flair stuck out to him and he retaliated with a classic punch.
Is Pat McAfee a good wrestler?
A little over a week ago, McAfee had one of the most impressive professional wrestling debuts in history. At NXT TakeOver 30, McAfee competed in his first professional wrestling match against Adam Cole. According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, McAfee’s debut match scored just shy of four stars.
What did Pat McAfee do before WWE?
Greg McAfee, 34, was a former NFL kicker for the Indianapolis Colts. He played his entire career with them and even won when they faced off against Austin Theory and Vince McMahon.
Did Pat McAfee get married?
He proposed to Samantha after giving her a helicopter ride over a waterfall. They got married later that year in 2020, which was a proposal.
